Far too many times have we read, that people who are totally out of their comfort zone, wearing the most inappropriate clothing for Britains mountains, expect to receive emergency, and often medical help, at no cost to themselves.
Having never called out the Mountain rescue, i am not fully conversant with their procedure.
Obviously they ask the coordinated grid reference for easy identification of the persons where about's, but we are not all able to read a detailed map.
Are you injured ?, or can the casualty move ?,, Well sorry, i am just lost, and its raining heavily, and i have forgotten to take any suitable clothing, let alone a map and have totally ignored the clearly advertised National Park weather forecast.
The Mountain rescue teams no doubt have considered, and rejected a call out fee for a genuine rescue, but unless they receive Government funding, members of the public will continue to abuse their free of charge service.
Making the rare decision not go to a persons rescue must be a very hard one indeed, What if that person is genuinely in danger, and due to our decision, he dies on the mountain.
They carry out a magnificent job, every day of the year if necessary, so why do certain people flout their very existence.